Hi ! I wonder where to find some photos for a website. I see a lot of other people have tons of pictures on their sites and I don't know where they get them? I heard photos have copy rights too so I can't use any photo I find on Internet. I also want to get them free! Please help!

It depends on what you want the images for. I have just created a site for my wifes new business. We tried taking some photos ourselfs but they were just not quite right for a business website; so we brought them from bigstockphoto for $3 each - website version.

We tried looking for photos on the free websites and their selection was very limited.

If I was creating a non business website I would probably use my own - again it depends on the subject as you may not be able to get the photo of a volcano you need in England !

I like to take and use my own whenever possible. It usually means taking a lot just to maybe get a usable one, but I don't have to worry about any lawsuit.

Of course I'm fortunate enough to have a halfway decent digital camera and a good scanner - and the time and patience needed to get a usable photo.

I've been experimenting a bit with some different image applications since the ones I had were ancient (10 years!). I like Irfan and ImageMagick so far, though I still have a ways to go getting to know them better.